hi corey!
man, that's awesome you were at a beehive show back in the day! that was just about the most fun i ever had playing in a band. i'm still in touch with those guys and we're actually talking about doing a reunion concert/recording. i hope it happens... fun stuff.
sorry to hear of the problems you're having with the ag500. i definitely have not had any hissing issues with mine... even with it cranked, it remains pretty darn quiet. (also since you asked, the db751 is pretty quiet, as well...) even though you were able to control some of the hiss by turning the tv off, i would still get in touch with aguilar and get their feedback on the issue just to make sure everything is operating normally. i'll share this thread with them, as well. i'm with you; that amp is totally awesome. glad you're diggin' it!
good luck,
-adam
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Originally Posted by pickups  Hey Adam i would first like to say that i think you are doing a great service for bass players by answering question on here and giving people honest answers that will really help people if they take your advice. I actually saw you play many years ago in Mobile,Alabama you were playing with a band called Beehive. You were incredible! people kept yelling out bass solo and you wouldn’t for a while then you thru out some classical crazy solo that left people speechless, it was incredible!
Okay now to my question. I bought a AG500 head last week with a DB410 cab and the thing is beyond words how awesome it sounds. However i get the worst hiss out of it when i have the gain around noon or higher. it comes thru the Di and the speakers. i’ve tried the ground lift and it does nothing. i get the hiss at home and on the one gig that i’ve used the amp so far.i’ve tried different outlets i even have it going thru a Furman that i’ve even took out of the equation to test it. I also notice that when i used the DI at home in to my little mixer that when i hit the pre eq button i don’t get anything sound out of the DI. The Post seems to work but has really bad hiss. i could be wrong on if its either pre or post that doesn’t make sound thru Di. I’ve even turned the tweeter all the down but still get hiss although not as bad, still bad. going thru the PA was pretty bad with hiss.
I have a 75 jazz with emgs that i use on big rigs all the time at festivals and never had a hiss like this even when cranked up on other amps. Do you know if this a problem with the AG500? All Aguilar stuff? Does the DB751 have a bad hiss?
I really want to keep this amp but if this is normal for the AG500 then i simply cant keep it. i hope its something that can be fixed thanks for you help. corey |
